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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1841
Page
4
A poem contemplates prayer at sea contrasting cottage, ball, and voyage settings. It speaks of the sailor who wanders faithless waters seeking divine help as storms rise and waves and skies surround the helpless vessel. The piece anchors hope on the Rock Divine, the anchor of hope.
A nostalgic verse recalling the sweetness of meeting old friends in springtime. The poem contrasts youth and aging with enduring friendship, celebrating companions who offer support through hard times.
The Madisonian previews Congress opening in March 1840 with Harrison’s rise and Van Buren’s end. It describes inaugural ceremonies, the order of procession, and expected debates, speeches, and reforms. It notes subscription details and printing plans for weekly coverage.
G N Fitch announces judgments against him requiring payment by March 10. Creditors must settle or risk having notes transferred. Logansport, January 22, 1841.
An 1840 Logansport advertisement touts Peters Vegetable Pills with over six million boxes sold in the U S since January 1835. It lists benefits from bile and liver issues to headaches, jaundice, and digestive complaints, noting mild action and no nausea. Pricing and a free pamphlet are offered, with numerous agents across Indiana and the United States.
Dr Sappington’s Vegetable Ferri Fuge Pills claim universal fever relief with simple treatment. The pill set includes a cathartic, diaphoratic, and tonic pill, marketed for household use with plain instructions. Priced at $1.50 per box, sold by H Lasselle in Logansport Indiana, with cautions against counterfeits and forged certificates.
An 1840 advertisement touts Moffat's Vegetable Life Medicines and Phenix Bitters as cures for numerous ailments. It details their claimed actions to cleanse stomach and bowels, purify kidneys and bladder, and improve liver and lung function. The text lists diseases treated and notes physician endorsement in fever and ague districts with agents nationwide including H Lab Selle in Logansport Indiana.
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